We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Darkness Falls (Anna Catherine's Song)

from At Home in the Darkness by Mike P. Ryan

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    A CD of Mike's album: "At Home in the Darkness"

    Includes unlimited streaming of At Home in the Darkness via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 2 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      $10 USD or more 

     

lyrics

Darkness Falls

Day surrenders to the shadows; night wraps me in its indigo embrace
Spirits of your love and laughter haunt the crumbling walls of this old place
I hear your gentle whisper in the plaster and the wood
Dusty shelves and empty rooms remind me that you’re gone for good
So I lay me down to sleep with ghosts and memories -- as darkness falls

You reached into a crowded heart and gave me all the love you could find
Your arms were always open even with a world of worry on your mind
I was just a boy back then; nowhere near a man
The burdens of a mother on her own I did not understand
But the sadness in your smile makes sense to me now -- as darkness falls

Chorus 1

Thunder shakes a rusty roof of tin
Weathered clapboard trembles in the wind
Rivers rise and red dirt turns to mud
More and more I fear I’ll be taken by the flood
When darkness falls
___________________________

I try to find the rhythm in the days but nothing’s been the same
Since we stood out in the prairie wind
and prayed beside a stone that bears your name
With Hail Mary Full of Grace we said our last goodbyes
And we laid you down to rest beneath the Oklahoma sky
Now the star that used to guide my way is gone -- as darkness falls

Chorus 2

You said God’s eyes stay open every day
But I swear he must have closed them tight when he took you away
Rivers rise and red dirt turns to mud
More and more I fear I’ll be taken by the flood
When darkness falls

credits

from At Home in the Darkness, released November 17, 2018

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Mike P. Ryan image

Mike P. Ryan Clifton, Virginia

Oklahoma born Songwriter Mike P. Ryan writes heartfelt songs about the struggles and triumphs of everyday people. Mike's lyrics feature vivid images and moving portraits of real people painted on a canvas of beautiful music.

contact / help

Contact Mike P. Ryan

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Mike P. Ryan, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Beans joins the show to discuss his album release, "ZWAARD".

listen now